CRIMINAL CODE See editorial page .:1'I .e Ninety Years of Editorial Freedom l t UIQ SLOGGY See Today for details 1i..1 vvwewivectr VOL LAAAA, N'O. 56 Ann Arbor. Michiaan--Fridav. November 9 1979 Ten Cents T ....1.._ n____ ., ... ... .... .... ..... ... ...Tan a we ntt ,ages Iran vetoes U.S.-PLO mediation THOUSANDS OF WOMEN in traditional attire joined an anti-American protest The students are demanding the return of the former Shah of Iran in e in Tehran Monday, a day after the student take-over of the American Embassy. for the freedom of American staff hostages. LSA JUNIOR WANTS SECOND WARD SEAT: Studet to run for Cty ouncil1 From AP and Reuter WASHINGTON - President Carter's special envoy, Ramsey Clark, is holding talks with the Palestine Liberation Organization in an effort to win the freedom of 60 American hostages in Iran, but a Tehran radio broadcast indicated PLO mediation would not be accepted. State Department officials confirmed yesterday that Clark had been in con- tact with the PLO, which some U.S. of- ficials had seen as the best hope of negotiating with the Iranians holding the American hostages. AP Photq "HE HAS BEEN told by us to hold exchange whatever conversations he believes are necessary to facilitate the rapid and safe release of our embassy people," State Department spokesman Hodding 4 Carter said. But Tehran radio, in a broadcase monitored in Kuwait, said the students holding the embassy have rejected talks with the PLO. The broadcast said the students "apologized to the PLO delegation. . . for being unable to ac- educate cept PLO Mediation aimed at freeing the American hostages." , s 85 per Meanwhile, President Carter post- mulated poned a two-day trip to Canada late political yesterday so he could remain in for a Washington to deal with the continuing August. crisis in Iran. provide WHITE HOUSE press secretary Jody Powell told reporters that Carter wished to remain in close contact with his foreign policy advisers. "The president postponed his trip to Canada to remain at the White House and continue to closely monitor events in Iran," Powell said. Powell said the postponement is "not based on any new developments" in Tehran. He said it would be a "serious mistake" to interpret the postponement as a signal that the situation has changed. THE DEPOSED SHAH of Iran is willing to leave the United States in hopes of freeing Americans being held hostage in Iran, but his doctors say the move could kill him, a statement issued for the shah said yesterday. The statement was released by Robert Armao, senior. adviser to the shah. The former monarch is being treated for cancer at New York Hospital. Attempts to interview the shah were rejected yesterday as they have been in the past. "The family at this point wan- ts to remain in seclusion," said Armao spokeswoman Chris Godek. She said ,there would be no elaboration on the statement. EARLIER THIS week, doctors said he could face another operation to See PLO, Page 2 BY AMY DIAMOND LSA junior Stacy Stephanopoulos, fed up with the "well-meaning inaction" of Second Ward Democratic Council member Earl Greene, announced yesterday she will challenge the in- cumbent for his Second Ward Council seat in the citywide primary in February. Speaking at a press conference in the cramped Democratic Party office on City Hall's first floor, Stephanopoulos said her candidacy "was basically provoked by the high amount of apathy evident in Second Ward voters." GREENE, A four-year veteran of Council, did not face primary op- position when he ran for the seat in 1975. Greene has said he intends to run in tihe February primary but that he still must develop a platform and set up an of- ficial campaign committee before making a formal announcement. Stephanopoulos worked for Democrat Jamie Kenworthy in his unsuccessful campaign for mayor last April and. Greene's bid. for a Second Congressional District seat-in Novem- ber of 1978, which he lost. Stephanopoulos said she did not think Greene was a "viable force" in the community. "I WORKED ON Kenworthy's cam- paign in April and I saw the apathy," she explained. "You have to give the voters something to respond to and get students interested in politics again." Stephanopoulos pinned apathy on the Democratic party's failure to voters. The Second Ward, which i cent students, sti Stephanopoulos to found a organization, Students Progressive Government, last The group's purpose is to ... fed up with apathy Group to revamp Mich. Theatre By CAROL KOLETSKY Over the past year there were many who fought to keep the doors of the 51-year-old Michigan Theatre open and many who struggled to preserve the beauty of its traditional ar- chitecture. The historic theater received a new lease on life Monday night when the Ann Arbor City Council agreed to a 'plan to finance the theater's purchase. The Michigan Community Theater Corporation, which now is leasing the theater from the city, plans to revamp the theater to make it appear and operate as it once did. "Our goal is to put it back the way it was," said Henry Aldridge, corporation board director. "Every year we can have a big benefit. One year we'll recarpet it, the next we'll paint the lobby in its original colors.". RENOVATION, to be completed over several years, is estimated at over $3 million. Mayor Louis Belcher is certain that there will be enough funds for the theater to function, but he is less optinistic that box office recipts will cover all the plans for renovation. The non-profit corporation plans to use the theater on Liberty St. for "revival cinema" as opposed to first-run shows. "We want to use it for what it was built for," said theater staff member John Briggs. "We want to revive things like the good old musicals of previous eras for the purpose of fundraising, and especially because the theater was here when those films were made," he added. THROUGHOUT, ITS half !century of existence, the theater's function and physical design has been subject to continual change. It was built in 1928 by architect Angelos Poulas as a "presentation house." Ad elaborate vaudeville palace, it boasts ornate decor, a complete stage, dressing rooms, a green room, projection facilities, and a pipe organ. See GROUP, Page 9 voters with a student candidate for the Council seat. Stephanopoulos and the other Democratic Party workers who joined the group have recently been involved in a voter registration drive. Group members have been registering voters at all University dorms and in the Fish- bowl. STUDENTS FOR a Progressive Government are conducting a non- scientific survey of voter attitudes to find out what issues interest students. This has provided Stacy with an in- dication of major-fssues on which to base her platform. "The issues most often addressed are housing, parking, transportation, and better police protection in the campus area," the candidate said. For exam- ple, she explained, "We find in the area of housing the fact that student. households are included in the numbers when the city determines how many households are in need of federal assistance, yet no federal assistance programs are available for these student households." The candidate added that she will distribute weekly position papers dealing with the issues. Stephanopoulos is running for one of See STUDENT, Page 12 Ar Photo CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR Jerry Brown gestures to a reporter after announcing he intends to seek the Democratic party nomination for the presidency in July. Brown made his announcement yesterday at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Brown s in the race, vows to wake nation, Experts debate plan to build new prisons By MITCH STUART pro ~ Governor William Milliken's recent posy support of a $404 million state plan to not build more prisons sparked a public ont forum on whether there is a need for Dep more prisons yesterday in Ann Arbor, Coi "Alternatives have to be the an- E swer," instead of building more to 1 prisons, said Judith Magid, an attorney mu for Neighborhood Legal Services. State "as ARRIS Corrections Ombudsman Leonard tern is- Esquina also spoke in opposition to the (re nel governor's proposal. H nds CHARLES ANDERSON, warden of per Jackson Prison, supported the oposal, however, saying that to op- se it "would indeed be inhumane and constitutional." Joining Anderson the affirmative was William Kime, puty Director of the Department of rrections. squina favors several alternatives building new prisons. He said com- nity centers and halfway houses are good as or better than prisons" in ms of the rate of crime recurrence cidivism). le advocates a release of "about 50 cent" of current prisoners to half- See EXPERTS, Page 12 From AP and Reuter WASHINGTON-California Gov. Edmund Brown Jr. formally began hs quest for the Democratic presidential nomination yesterday, declaring him- self he only political leader capable of awk ening the United States-"the sleeping giant"-from its malaise. "The sense is pervasive that something is wrong, that our nation is divided when it should be decisive and acting with clear purpose," Brown said in his announcement of candidacy. "I SEE THE problem not so much as the deficiency of one personality, but rather the collective failure to grasp the new age into which we are entering," he said. Senator Edward Kennedy is the first Democrat this century to challenge an incumbent Democratic President, and yesterday California Gov. Jerry Brown became the second. The 41-year-old governor was a late entry into the 1976 presidential race, winning five of six primaries in which his name was on the ballot. This time he is early but Kennedy's presence is sure to cut into his youthful and liberal sup- port. ANNOUNCING HIS candidacy for the Democratic nomination, Brown said neither President Carter nor Ken- nedy has the talent to stir the country from a national malaise. "I think the people are ready if the right leadership wakes them up," he said. "I see neither the president nor the senator from Massachusetts as adequate spokesmen for the future," Brown said in his announcement ceremonies in the grand ballroom of the National Press Club. AFTER HIS appearance in Washington, Brown took his campaign to Boston for a rally with 1,500 suppor- ters in Quincy Market, just 100 yards from Faneuil Hall where Kennedy had announced his candidacy 24 hours earlier. At that rally, Brown won his greatest applause for restating his opposition to See BROWN, Page 2 Daily Photo by DAVID H WILLIAM KIME, deputy director of the Department of Corrections, d cusses alternatives to building more prisons in Michigan while other pan members look on. The meeting was sponsored by the American Frien Service Committee and three other groups.. .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . concocted by publicity people from UAC Musket who were, advertising an original musical drama, "In the Dark." The musical comedy was written by three University students and is the first original show UAC has donein 20 years. /I P Colorful dragons from its elaborate illustrations, the album features a cen- terfold board game and a full length story that takes the reader through such mystical places as the Lake of Unknown Depths and the Kingdom of Good. 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